Nonpharmacologic management of patient distress during mechanical ventilation

Journal/Book: Crit Care Clin. 1994; 10: 695-708.

Abstract: Patients on mechanical ventilators experience distress related to the endotracheal tube, the critical care environment, and the critical illness. The strategies suggested here to limit distress--therapeutic relationship building and communication, cognitive-behavioral therapies, and contracted family visiting--all can be implemented by critical care providers. A growing research base documents the success of these interventions in intubated patients.

Keyword(s): Anxiety|PC. Respiration, Artificial|NU/PX. Stress, Psychological|PX

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